The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-08-20
HORTICULTURE


The benefits of pudding trees are mnni-
| lest. fruit grower had thousands of
Tees and vines to transplant this spring
hat had begun TO leaf out. He dug deep
hole and made thick mixture therein of
| clay and water, thick as cream. The roots
IF trees and the like were dipped therein,
without a moments exposure, and planted
| Immediately. The fine earth chung to the
muddy roots, and though the soil was
rather dry when planted and no rain for
Two weeks, the leaves were fresh and the
planting a success. Without this pudding
| I would have been failure.
| Grape vines bear transplanting thus
| after the leaves appear with remarkable
success, continuing growth as though I'M
disturbed. A such time, young roots
have formed often two inches in length.
These would perish with the slightest ex-
posure, but when puddled and planted with
care not one in a thousand should die.
| Large trees have been successfully
transported, even after appearing in full
leaf, by cutting back the tops to point
| where the buds have not started. On
| nearly all trees there are numerous buds
| on the branches near their base that do not
start growth unless the branches are cut
back, or some accident happens. Buds
| also often push out where none could be
| discovered.
Experience is required in transplanting
strawberries and tipping raspberries. If
planted too deep, they perish. If too
shallow, they fail; if exposed to the sun
and wind for five minutes, they often per-
sh; if tie soil is not well plowed, or if very
| dry and not made fine at planting, or not
we'll cultivated and hoed Immediately after
| .he plants do not succeed. Then if they
| live, the white grub often eats the tender
| plants. The great source of loss is In get
ting such plants late. They cannot be
| shipped safely after warm weather comes,
nor planted safely then as a rule.
| To have good crop of straw berries next
| year, there must be good growth of plants
| this fall. To have this, work out beds
| Immediately after bearing and work into
| the soil good supply of well-rotted ma
nure or commercial fertilizers.
| Good success may be had transplanting
red raspl erries and blackberries in every
month from March to November As for
| black rnspberries, the plants that came
| from layers last fall can be successfully
| ransplanted up to August if cut back at
least two thirds. We have also set ont
grape vines in midsummer with good sue
cess by cutting well back.
| As soon as the fruit has been gathered
from the currant bushes, all weak and
superfiuous branches should be removed, a
| Hobtt ui'SNiHS VI "tIl-uStttNeu manure
given and we'll worked in around the plants.
| After this keep we'll cultivated and free
| from insects.
L he shipping of fruit in refrigerator cars
| is opposed by some prominent fruit dealers,
who claim decided advantages for ventila-
ton. Here are the directions which a
! leading Philadelphia firm gives to shippers:
| The fruit packages should be perfectly
| dry and cool when shipped; the shade
| temperature of the place will do; never use
| ice ventilation is better than refrigeration
| We have demonstrated that ventilation of
natural air is more preserving to delicate
| fruits and berries than the artihcially low
| temperature of the confined and damp air
of any existing ice box or refrigerator sys-
TEN. Pick and pack the fruit as above
! directed, in ventilated packages. and ship
| via all fast mail express only; and the extra
| expense and smaller quantity will more
than be recompensed for in the better con-
| dition of the fruit on arrival and its higher
| sale.
| Fruit blossoms are more perfectly fertl-
| fzed in dry weather than wet. Drenching
rains coming at the date of blossoming
often ruins our crops Of pears, and injuries
the apple crop and many other fruits. Then
| the bees cannot work often for four or FIVE
! days at the critical period; hence, this
method of scattering pollen, and the effect
of The pollen carried by the dry winds, are
less in wet weather.-POpuldr Gardening.